City Council – February 18, 2025 (Tuesday)
6:00 pm City Hall
1400 5th Ave, San Rafael, CA, United States,
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025
REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 P.M.
San Rafael City Hall, Council Chambers
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
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OPEN SESSION
1. None.
CLOSED SESSION
2. Closed Session: – None.
CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS:
(including AB 1234 Reports on Meetings and Conferences Attended at City Expense)
3. City Manager and Councilmember Reports:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
The opportunity for public comment on consent calendar items will occur prior to the City Council’s vote on the Consent Calendar. The City Council may approve the entire consent calendar with one action. In the alternative, items on the Consent Calendar may be removed by any City Council or staff member, for separate discussion and vote.
4. Consent Calendar Items:
a. Approval of Minutes
Approve Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of February 3, 2025 (CC)
Recommended Action – Approve minutes as submitted
Minutes
b. Illegal Dumping Mitigation Services Agreement
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Gigantic Idea Studios for Illegal Dumping Mitigation in an Amount Not to Exceed $100,000 and Appropriating $100,000 from the General Fund to the Sustainability Division Budget (CM)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
Staff Report
c. City Quarterly Investment Report
Acceptance of City of San Rafael Quarterly Investment Report for the Quarter Ending December 31, 2024 (Fin)
Recommended Action – Accept report
Staff Report
d. Point San Pedro Median Landscaping Services
Resolution Waiving Bidding Requirements for Services and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with Gardeners’ Guild, Inc. for Point San Pedro Median Landscaping Services for an Initial Two-Year Period, with the Option to Extend the Agreement Up to Four More Years, For Up to a Six-Year Term, and a Total Contract Amount Not to Exceed $680,192 (PW)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
Staff Report
PUBLIC HEARINGS
5. Public Hearings:
a. Change in Speed Limits on Twenty-Four San Rafael Roadway Segments
Introduce an Ordinance Regarding Speed Limit Change on 24 San Rafael Roadway Segments Pursuant to Sections 22357 and 22358 of the California Vehicle Code; California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Exempt Pursuant to State CEQA Guideline 15061(b)(3) (PW)
Recommended Action – Introduce the Ordinance, waive further reading of the Ordinance, and refer to it by title only
Staff Report
Correspondence
Correspondence
Correspondence
Correspondence
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
6. Other Agenda Items:
a. Police Advisory and Accountability Committee Annual Report 2024
Accept the Police Advisory and Accountability Committee Annual Report for 2024 (PD)
Recommended Action – Accept report
Staff Report
Correspondence
b. Fiscal Year 2024-25 Mid-Year Budget Update and Personnel Changes
Fiscal Year 2024-25 Mid-Year Budget Update and a Resolution Approving Fiscal Year 2024-25 Mid-Year Personnel Changes, Updates to Applicable Salary Schedules, and Appropriating Funding for a New Program Analyst Position within the Sustainability Division (Fin)
Recommended Actions – Accept the fiscal year 2024-25 Mid-Year Budget Update presenting revenue and expenditure results through the second quarter of the current fiscal year (through the accounting period ended December 31, 2024), and Authorize Mid-Year Budget supplemental budget appropriations totaling $672,411 across all funds; and Adopt Resolution
Staff Report (REVISED)
c. Extending Cannabis Business Tax Rate Temporary Reduction
Resolution Extending Cannabis Industry Tax Rate of Two (2) Percent of Annual Gross Receipts for Cannabis Delivery Businesses, for the Period of January 1, 2025, Through December 31, 2026 (CED)
Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution
Staff Report
Correspondence
OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION
The public is welcome to address the City Council at this time on matters not on the agenda that are within its jurisdiction. Please be advised that pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the City Council is not permitted to discuss or take action on any matter not on the agenda unless it determines that an emergency exists, or that there is a need to take immediate action which arose following posting of the agenda. Comments may be no longer than two minutes and should be respectful to the community.
ADJOURNMENT:
Any records relating to an agenda item, received by a majority or more of the Council less than 72 hours before the meeting, shall be available for inspection online and at City Hall, 1400 Fifth Avenue, and placed with other agenda-related materials on the table in front of the Council Chamber prior to the meeting. Sign Language interpreters may be requested by calling (415) 485-3066 (voice), emailing city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org or using the California Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing “711”, at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Copies of documents are available in accessible formats upon request. To request Spanish language interpretation, please submit an online form at https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/request-for-interpretation/.